Class action lawsuits that have settled or have proposed settlements. If a class action lawsuit settles, the court will hold fairness hearings to ensure the terms of the settlement are fair to all class members. There are usually two fairness hearings—the first is the "Preliminary Approval" hearing. After that hearing, a Notice of Proposed Settlement is sent out to class members. A Final Fairness Hearing follows at which class members can voice their opinions about the settlement. After that, a deadline is set for class members to submit claims. Lawyers click here to submit your settlements and verdicts to have them published for free.
A $13 million settlement has received preliminary approval in the class action lawsuit filed against Viacom on behalf of former cable customers from ten Northern California counties. The suit alleged that the company failed to return the monthly...
A $300 million settlement has been reached and is pending court approval in the consolidated class action lawsuit filed against DaimlerChrysler. The suit was filed by investors regarding the company's 1998 Daimler-Benz/Chrysler merger that created...
A $900,000 settlement has been reached and is pending court approval in the class action lawsuit filed against enterprise applications maker Siebel Systems. The suit was filed by the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL), alleging that...
A settlement has been reached and is pending court approval in the securities class action lawsuit filed against Computer Associates International, Inc. Under the terms of settlement, the company will issue 5.7 million shares of its common stock...
A settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit filed against the Florida grocery chain Kash n' Karry. The suit was filed on behalf of female employees of the company who claimed that they were being paid less than men who were doing...
A $112 million settlement has been approved in the class action lawsuit filed against GIO General Limited of Australia on behalf of investors. The suit was filed by more than 23,000 former GIO shareholders regarding AMP's rejected 1998 takeover...
A settlement has been reached and is pending court approval in the class action lawsuit filed against Aetna Inc. by the American Dental Association. The suit claimed that the Hartford-based insurer interfered with dental procedures in order to cut...
A settlement has been reached in the securities class action lawsuit filed against Metro Global Media, Inc. on behalf of investors who purchased shares of the company's common stock between September 13, 1996 and September 13, 1999. A hearing will...
A settlement has been approved in the class action lawsuit filed against Verizon Wireless on behalf of 2 million Michigan customers. The suit claimed that the customers were improperly charged an 8.2-cent fee per call to a land-line telephone...
A $14.4 million verdict has been reached in the class action lawsuit filed against Port St. Lucie, Florida on behalf of 33,205 homeowners. The suit was filed to recover storm-water fees paid by the plaintiffs between 1993 and 1998. The suit...